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). ''Ligustrum quihoui'' is a shrubby, semi-evergreen to evergreen privet, one to three meters high. It is noted for its large sparse flowering panicles of scented white flowers, borne late in the growing season, for which it is sometimes grown in gardens.Carrière, Élie Abel. 1869. Revue Horticole; résumé de tout ce qui parait d'intéressant en jardinage Paris 1869: 377. 1869, ''Ligustrum quihoui''

Etymology

''Ligustrum'' means 'binder'. It was named by Pliny and Virgil.Gledhill, David (2008). "The Names of Plants". Cambridge University Press. (hardback), (paperback). p 237 ''Quihoui'' was named for M. Quihou, once superintendent of the

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